This week's new films

The Tree Of Life (12A) (Terrence Malick, 2011, US) Brad Pitt, Jessica Chastain, Hunter McCracken, Laramie Eppler, Sean Penn, Tye Sheridan. 139 mins Successor to Kubrick's 2001 or extended perfume ad? Either way, Malick's macro/microcosmic take on life, the universe and family life makes most films look unadventurous. Beyond the head-trip "creation of the universe" sequences, it's largely Sean Penn's impressionistic reminiscence of his conflicted childhood, rendered in gorgeous imagery, with introspective voiceovers and a dreamy intensity. The Princess Of Montpensier (15) (Bertrand Tavernier, 2010, Fra) Mélanie Thierry, Gaspard Ulliel, Lambert Wilson. 140 mins There's costumes and courtliness, but this 16th-century saga remains unstuffy. Sought-after Thierry's quest for self-determination is the focus, and the treatment is modern and immediate. Trust (15) (David Schwimmer, 2010, US) Liana Liberato, Clive Owen, Catherine Keener. 106 mins Those who saw Catfish will know where this teen's online relationship with an apparently nice boy is headed. But what follows is an exercise in parent-worrying technophobia. Super (18) (James Gunn, 2010, US) Rainn Wilson, Ellen Page, Kevin Bacon. 96 mins Unlike the similar-sounding Kick-Ass, this everyday superhero comedy lurches from farce to gruesome violence, viewing vigilantism as a mental condition. Film Socialisme (PG) (Jean-Luc Godard, 2010, Swi/Fra) Catherine Tanvier, Christian Sinniger, Patti Smith. 102 mins Verging closer on incomprehensibility, Godard's latest film essay combines images beautiful and ugly, music, subtitles and an intellectual span huge enough to make everyone feel stupid. Holy Rollers (15) (Kevin Asch, 2010, US) Jesse Eisenberg, Justin Bartha, Danny A Abeckaser. 89 mins Hasidic Jewish teen turns ecstasy smuggler – it sounds like the set-up for a wacky comedy, but this is a rather straight character drama, albeit with an interesting setting. Huge (15) (Ben Miller, 2010, UK) Noel Clarke, Johnny Harris, Thandie Newton. 78 mins Armstrong-less Miller is still thinking of comedy duos here, in a story of an unfunny double act aiming for the big time that's, er, not very funny. The Devil's Rock (18) (Paul Campion, 2011, NZ) Craig Hall, Matthew Sunderland, Gina Varela. 83 mins Two Kiwi soldiers discover more than Nazi evil when they take a Channel Island bunker in this refreshingly odd wartime horror. Sawako Decides (12A) (Yûya Ishii, 2010, Jap) Hikari Mitsushima, Kotaro Shiga, Ryô Iwamatsu. 112 mins Atypical comic character study of a modern Japanese woman struggling to get a better job, boyfriend, life, etc, in the face of mediocrity. Last Year In Marienbad (U) (Jean Resnais, 1961, Fra) Delphine Seyrig, Giorgio Albertazzi. 93 mins Still defying interpretation, Resnais's influential modernist brainmelt unfurls its ambiguities with captivating elegance. Breath Made Visible (NC) (Ruedi Gerber, 2009, US) 80 mins Documentary on American dancer Anna Halprin, mixing clips from her works with talk on her career. Murder 2 (NC) (Mohit Suri, 2011, Ind) Emraan Hashmi, Jacqueline Fernandes Racy thriller by Bollywood standards, promising "erotic" undertones and Saw-like horror. Out from Friday Bal (Honey) Prize-winning Turkish hymn to rural life, and a son's love for his father. Cell 211 A prison guard gets trapped with the inmates in this Spanish thriller. Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows: Part 2 Daniel Radcliffe waves his last wand in the series climax. Treacle Jr A man walks out on his family to live the London low life. Hobo With A Shotgun Rutger Hauer gets trigger-happy in a gory grindhouse homage. Bobby Fischer Against The World Documentary on the all-conquering cold war chess champ. Just Do It Behind the scenes with the direct-action protest movement. Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara Three Indian buddies take a life-changing European vacation. Coming soon In two weeks … Ewan McGregor copes with his gay father in Beginners … Jason Bateman schemes against Horrible Bosses … In three weeks … Here comes Captain America: The First Avenger … Studio Ghibli's take on The Borrowers, Arrietty … In a month … JJ Abrams's Spielbergian monster movie Super 8 …